When to go · Lake Placid
Lake Placid in August
Great month. Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- United States overall
- Prices
- High
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Lake Placid in this guide.
Weather in August
- Lake PlacidHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 13 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- High
- Prices · United States overall
- High
United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lake Placid, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Night low
Aug: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Jan: -14 °C (7 °F)7 °F (-14 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 13 (better)
Jan: 14
Crowds
Aug: High
Jan: Low
Prices
Aug: High
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Jan: 0
August: Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
January: Inside Lake Placid's best window: Jun-Sep for hiking and lake swimming; Jan-Mar for skiing, skating and ice climbing.
Lake Placid: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast